[ckan-discuss] CKAN 2.0 beta has been released...!

[David Read]

This is excellent news - I know lots of projects have been eager to
use it since your preview in Helsinki in September. At data.gov.uk
we're also keen to embrace it and will start work evaluating the key
changes.

David

On 28 February 2013 15:08, Irina Bolychevsky <irina.bolychevsky at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We're happy to announce we have now released a beta version of CKAN 2.0.
> Full details here: http://ckan.org/2013/02/27/ckan-2-0-beta-has-arrived/ and
> demo/test site here: http://beta.ckan.org/ to see it live.
>
> This is still not a final polished version, but our first stable release of
> 2.0. From now on we will only be merging in bug fixes and non-breaking
> tweaks in the run up to the full 2.0 release.
>
> See the blog post for more details, but instructions on upgrading or
> installing can be found below.
>
> Looking forward to your feedback!
>
> Irina
>
> Installing or upgrading
>
> This first beta release is aimed mainly at developers, and is only available
> via source install. You can refer to the “Install from Source” instructions
> or the “Upgrading a source install” sections on the documentation depending
> on your needs.
>
> In either case, make sure to point the repository to the 2.0 release branch
> (release-v2.0):
>
> For first time source installs, in section 2b use:
>
> pip install -e 'git+https://github.com/okfn/ckan.git@release-v2.0#egg=ckan'
>
> For source install upgrades, in section 2 use:
>
> git checkout release-v2.0
>
> Note that this is a major version change and there are significant backwards
> incompatible changes, so if you are upgrading an existing instance make sure
> to backup your database before trying to upgrade it.
>
> Our supported extensions are currently being upgraded, and the degree of
> support for CKAN 2.0b varies depending on the extension. If you are using
> custom extensions on your instance, it is likely that you will need some
> work to upgrade them to 2.0. We are working on new documentation explaining
> how to upgrade from 1.X to 2.0, but in meantime to test this beta release we
> recommend disabling all extensions and enabling them one by one to see which
> ones will require updating. In case of doubt, feel free to send an email to
> the mailing list or ask on the IRC channel.
>
> As with all beta releases, you are bound to find bugs or things that need
> improvement. We are still working on the proper stable release, and
> collecting all pending issues on this milestone on GitHub Issues:
>
> https://github.com/okfn/ckan/issues?milestone=1&state=open
>
> We would love to hear any feedback and bug reports, feel free to send them
> to the mailing list or add an issue to GitHub.
>
> - See more at:
> http://ckan.org/2013/02/27/ckan-2-0-beta-has-arrived/#sthash.k43AmiL0.dpuf
>
> --
>
> Irina Bolychevsky
> CKAN Product Owner
>
> The Open Knowledge Foundation (http://www.okfn.org)
>
> More information on CKAN: http://ckan.org/
>
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>
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